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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

EN 1.8550 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 600
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7